Are voters the primary drivers of growing political polarization? In addressing this question you will want to consider some plausible alternative explanations, which emphasize (for example) the role of the media, interest groups, political elites, and/or electoral rules that may encourage extremism.

Are voters the primary drivers of growing political polarization? In addressing this question you will want to consider some plausible alternative explanations, which emphasize (for example) the role of the media, interest groups, political elites, and/or electoral rules that may encourage extremism.

You should write 4-5 pages. The paper should be written in 12-point font with one-inch margins and should be double-spaced. The paper is due at 12:30 PM, November 23rd. As with the first paper, you will submit this assignment electronically, through the assignment feature on your section course site. In submitting your paper you certify that it is your own work. If you are drawing on the ideas of others you must use proper citations. For this paper, please use APA (American Psychological Association) style for in text citations and reference list. This is the most common system for the social sciences, and is employed in many of the readings for the course. A useful primer is here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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